St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-24
DEMOCRACY AND LABOR.
Why They Are the Same in Mime.
apOliss-kaOXy the New Party is

Why They Are the Same in MInme-
apolis.-EE0y the New Party is
Viewed.
The matter of sthe Introduction in Mime
apolis politics of the new Union Labor party
has been pretty fully canvassed by the GLOBE,
which reflected the sentiments of the people
in the localities in which their meetings have
been held. If the laboring people feel that they
have grievances which cannot at present be
redreSSed and feel that their only hopes lie in
the direction of new party, honestly organ
lied and independently carried out, no one
can ind ground on which to base a reason
able objection. The only criticism the GLOBE
had for the new party was the apparently
well grounded belief that it was, with some
of its leauers, not sincere movement, and
was really Republican scheme in disguise.
The charge is made in many quarters that
this is the last effort of the Republican mana
gers 10 bolster up their waning cause; that
they see defeat, final and disastrous, in the
coming campaign, and have adopted this
means to avert the impending avalanche.
While many Of the men who attended these
labor meetings were sincere and honest,
they were drawn there and manipulated by
the rims leaders. In evidence of the asSer-
ton that the movement has Republican
backing, Is the wrath of the Republican
papers at the expose.
Past results show very plainly that the
Democratic party of Minneapolis numbers
within its ranks the large majority of the
working people. The rich real estate men,
the Opulent millerS and the baronial bankers
are OF the Republican party. The aldermen
who were sent to the council by Democratic
votes have steadily supported and upheld
those measures introduced in behalf Of labor.
while the Republicans have opposed and de-
feated them. The short hour system, pro-
posed and supported by Democ rats, was de-
feated by the republicans; the resolution in
creasing the pay of city laborerS was intro
duced and supported by the Democrats, and
was defeated by the Republicans; the plan
of doing away with contracts and having the
city work done by the day, was opposed and
defeated by the Republicans. but was pro-
posed and supported by the Democrats. The
records of the council will show throughout
that every measure calculated to help the
wOrkingman and improve his pay and condi-
ton. was introduced by Democrats and killed
by Republican votes. 1t is on this record
that the Democrats expect, ard will receive,
the support of labor in the coming campaign.
and that the next council will have Demo-
cratic majority there is no doubt.
The only movement that could defeat this
would be successful labor move, and it
might defeat the Democrats by simply divid-
ing their strength and allowing Repub licans
to slip between 1t would elect no labor can
didates-it might defeat the Democratic can
didates and send more anti-labor Republicans
to the council. The movements were started
in the three strongest Democratic wards-the
First. Third and Sixth. Why are they the
strongest Democratic wards? Simply be-
cause they contain the largest proportion of
workIngmen. Take any section where the
laboring people are strong and you find
large Democratic majority; take any section
where bankers, brokers, mill owners and
employers reside and you mill find Repub-
lican majority. This is the whole matter in a
nutshell Democracy means the people; and
why should the people-the Democrats and
n a l0hOrinp nd
not against their common enemy, the Re-
publlcans?